Senior Software Development Engineer

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobes all about. We give everyonefrom emerging artists to global brandseverything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! Were passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images videos and apps and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

Were on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Web Developer Platform Infrastructure to join the Adobe Express team. This architectural role is integral to developing the foundational infrastructure for Adobes web applications supporting a diverse and expansive feature set. You will collaborate with a large talented team of developers to design and implement robust scalable multiuser systems that enable innovative features related to typography video audio image processing animation AIgenerated content and more.

What youll Do

• Design and develop the infrastructure and foundational architecture for Adobe Express and related web applications.
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to build features spanning diverse domains including multimedia AI and realtime collaboration.
• Implement scalable and efficient solutions using TypeScript as the primary language.
• Develop and optimize systems for distributed environments realtime collaboration and multimedia applications.
• Contribute to the evolution of the platform by leveraging technologies such as WebComponents WebAPIs WASM and more.
• Lead architectural discussions and influence best practices for largescale monorepo environments using tools like Bazel and .
• Ensure high performance reliability and observability through robust analytics and monitoring frameworks.

What you need to succeed

Required Qualifications

• Masters degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering Information Technology or a related field.
• Advanced expertise in TypeScript or JavaScript and understanding of C and Python as secondary languages.
• Proficiency in tools and platforms such as VSCode Cursor GitHub Bazel and monorepos.
• Understanding of WebComponents WebAPIs WebGL WebGPU WASM and .
• Proven ability to architect and implement scalable efficient systems in collaboration with large teams.

Preferred Experience:

Candidates with expertise or experience in the following areas will be highly regarded:

• Distributed systems and realtime collaboration.
• Video game design and development.
• Photographic multimedia or page layout applications.
• Animation and visual effects.
• AI large language models (LLMs) and generative AI.

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